New this week: David Bowie, 'Fatal Attraction' and Smokey
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Smokey Robinson and The National, a live action take on the classic Peter Pan story with Jude Law as Captain Hook and the David Bowie documentary โMoonage Daydream,โ which is described as a one-of-a-kind trip into the mind of the celebrated rock star.
Chloe, Shahidi, Cordae part of Disney EP honoring Black life
Disney is celebrating this yearโs Juneteenth with a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi, Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle and rapper YBN Cordae, who is donating his proceeds to students attending historically Black colleges and universities.
'Speak up!' โ 'Sesame Street' tackles racism in TV special
NEW YORK โ โSesame Street" has always pressed for inclusion. Sesame Workshop โ the nonprofit, educational organization behind โSesame Streetโ โ will later this month air the half-hour anti-racist special "The Power of Weโ and hopes families will watch together. The special defines racism for younger viewers and shows how it can be hurtful. โSesame Street,โ which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, has a history of explaining the world to children, tackling everything from foster care to substance abuse. The latest special comes on the heels of โSesame Streetโ contributing to โComing Together: Standing Up To Racism,โ a CNN town hall special in June hosted by Van Jones and Erica Hill.
Barack Obama will headline televised prime-time commencement
NEW YORK โ Former President Barack Obama will deliver a televised prime-time commencement address for the high school Class of 2020 during an hour-long event that will also feature LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai and Ben Platt, among others. Several high school students from Chicago public schools and the Obama Youth Jobs Corps will join, as will the Jonas Brothers, Yara Shahidi, Bad Bunny, Lena Waithe, Pharrell Williams, Megan Rapinoe and H.E.R. The event is titled โGraduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020.โ It's hosted by the education advocacy group XQ Institute, The LeBron James Family Foundation and The Entertainment Industry Foundation. Obama will reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of school life, especially for seniors who have missed out on their milestone rites of passage. โWe are grateful to President Obama for giving this gift to our nationโs three million high school seniors as they #GraduateTogether,โ she added.